Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown

Sep 16, 2009

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown, 103, Plainfield (formerly of Monrovia and Hall), passed away September 16. She was born January 21, 1906 to the late Charles and Lora Thrasher in Clay County, IN. She was a homemaker and was once a realtor in Monrovia, IN, and a member of the Hall Christian Church. She is survived by a nephew, Charles...

Gladys L. Cooper

Gladys L. Cooper

Sep 13, 2009

Gladys L. Cooper, 93, of Martinsville, formerly of Plainfield, passed away September 13, 2009. She was born February 24, 1916 to the late Leonard and Ethel Whiteley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Moose Lodge Martinsville Ladies Auxillary. She is survived by a son, Gary L. Bottoms; two daughters, Carol L. Price and Ellen A. McKinley; 7...

James Lee Kirtley

James Lee Kirtley

Sep 12, 2009

James Lee Kirtley, 73, of Plainfield, IN. passed away in his residence on September 12, 2009. He was born April 15, 1936 in Economy, IN. to the late Ernest Raymond and Nancy Louise Kirtley. He was a graduate of Economy High School and a Navy veteran serving on the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain from 1955-57. Jim was a commercial...

Cynthia D. Boxler

Cynthia D. Boxler

Sep 10, 2009

Cynthia D. (Baker) Boxler, 64, of Franklin, IN. passed away September 10, 2009 in her residence. She was born January 8, 1945 in Akron, OH. to the late Charles and Dorothy Baker. She retired from Atlas Copco Compressor in 2008 after 12 years as a contract administrator. She was a former secretary for the Johnson County Humane Society. Graveside services...

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr.

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr.

Sep 6, 2009

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr., 84, of Plainfield, passed away September 6, 2009. He was born May 3, 1925 to the late Landon and Lottie (Moon) Thomas in Plainfield, IN. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He worked 20 years for the Town of Plainfield, retiring in 1988. he was a member of the Monrovia Nazarene Church. He is...

Charles D. Haggard

Charles D. Haggard

Sep 5, 2009

Charles Haggard, 81, Plainfield, passed away Sept. 5. He was born Dec. 7, 1927 to the late James and Marie Haggard in Franklin, IN. He was a forman at Hobbs Nursery retiring after 50 years. He also was a Country & Western Gospel singer. He is survived by two daughters, Sheila Tidwell and Judy (Keith) Echols; a brother, Marvin (Sue)...

John Bernard Carr

John Bernard Carr

Sep 5, 2009

John Bernard Carr, 75, of Plainfield, passed away September 5, 2009. He was born September 26, 1933 to the late George and Bernice (Smith) Carr in Plainfield, IN. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was the manager for the Westlake Beech Club for 20 years retiring in 1975. He also was a self-employed heavy...

Andrew V. Moretti

Andrew V. Moretti

Sep 4, 2009

Andrew V. Moretti, 51, of Plainfield, passed away September 4, 2009. He was born March 4, 1958 to Andrea and Annuziata (Nancy) Moretti in Highland Park, IL. He worked 25 years for FedEx last as a senior aircraft mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Debora R. (Loechel) Moretti; two step-sons Brandon and Justin Rinehart; a step-daughter, Crystal M. Rinehart;...

Charles E. Ewig

Charles E. Ewig

Sep 3, 2009

Charles E. Ewig, 78, of Plainfield, passed away September 3, 2009. He was born February 6, 1931 to the late Oscar and Meta (Anderson) Ewig in Port Washington, WI. He was a pilot in the US Air Force serving his country during the Korean War. He worked as a systems analyst for the FAA, IBM and Lockheed-Martin. He is survived...

Jessie E. Dennis

Jessie E. Dennis

Sep 3, 2009

Jessie E. Dennis, 91, of Plainfield, passed away September 3, 2009. She was born January 12, 1918 to the late Eben and Callie (Owen) Sharer in Lamar, CO. She was a homemaker and a member of the Plainfield Christian Church where a service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday September 6, 2009 and where friends may call on Sunday...

Betty L. Trotter

Betty L. Trotter

Sep 2, 2009

Betty L. Trotter, 83, of Plainfield, passed away September 2, 2009. She was born February 26, 1926 to the late Earl and Hattie (Kerns) Longmire in Indianapolis, IN. She worked as a secretary for the Indiana Department of Corrections for 28 years retiring in 1994. She was a member of the Plainfield United Methodist Church, a member of the American...

Iris Maxine Barrett

Iris Maxine Barrett

Sep 2, 2009

Iris Maxine Barrett, 84, of Plainfield, passed away September 2, 2009 in Beaver Falls, PA. She was born October 31, 1924 to the late Thomas and Lula (Lynch) Chamberlin in Indianapolis, IN. She was a data processor 29 years for the Indiana State Police before retiring in 1987. She is survived by a daughter, Beverly Copeland and husband Ron; a...

Thomas Keith Ollier Sr.

Thomas Keith Ollier Sr.

Aug 31, 2009

Thomas Keith Ollier Sr., 78, of Clayton, passed away August 31, 2009. He was born August 25, 1931 to the late George and Alma (Walterman) Ollier in Batesville, IN. He was a US Navy Reservist for 2 years. He worked at the GM Truck & Bus Plant for 27 years retiring in 1987. He met his future wife, Carolyn Joy...

Thomas F. Ragan

Thomas F. Ragan

Aug 20, 2009

Thomas F. Ragan, 76, of Plainfield, passed away August 20, 2009. He was born April 3, 1933 to the late Charles and Ines (Rubert) Ragan. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked at Olin Brass (formerly Bridgeport Brass) for 40 years retiring as supervisor in 1995. After retirement he worked for both Hanna Chevrolet and...

Helen V. Berte

Helen V. Berte

Aug 19, 2009

Helen V. Berte, 82, of Plainfield, passed away August 19, 2009. She was born August 1, 1927 to the late Thomas and Eleanor (Stewart) Angel in Covington, KY. She was a homemaker and a member of the Plainfield United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Larry W. Berte; two sons, Larry E. and Michael T. Berte; three brothers,...

Marty G. Bare

Marty G. Bare

Aug 18, 2009

Marty G. Bare, 72, of Plainfield, passed away August 18, 2009. She was born March 11, 1937 to the late Otis and Dorothea (Rommel) Williams in Indianapolis. She was a beautician in Plainfield for over 30 years. She was a member of the Center Community Church. Marty is survived by her husband of 54 years, Bob J. Bare. She is...

Eula Francis Grinstead

Eula Francis Grinstead

Aug 18, 2009

Eula Francis (Hyden) Grinstead, 76, of Plainfield, IN., passed away August 18, 2009 in her residence. She was born July 31, 1933 in Oil City, KY. to the late Carl David and Docia (Freeman) Hyden. She worked for National By-Products as an administrative assistant and for Clarke Detroit Diesel. She was also a homemaker and attended Fairfield Friends Meeting, Lynhurst...

Earl D. Pickerel

Earl D. Pickerel

Aug 9, 2009

Earl D. Pickerel, 50, of Plainfield, IN., passed away August 9, 2009. He was born July 12, 1959 in Greencastle, IN. to Jon and Rosemary (Cooper) Pickerel. Earl was a U.S. Marine and a member of the Indiana Army National Guard where he served in the Iraq War. He was a locomotive engineer for 30 years with CSX. His memberships...

Lawson C. Wright

Lawson C. Wright

Aug 5, 2009

Lawson C. Wright, 71, of Indianapolis, IN. passed away August 5, 2009 in his residence. He was born September 13, 1937 in Terre Haute, IN. to the late Walter and Hortense (Lawson) Wright. He retired from the FAA in 1983 after 25 years as an air traffic controller. His memberships include the Plainfield Masonic Lodge #653 and the Indianapolis Scottish...

Edna L. Brunner

Edna L. Brunner

Aug 4, 2009

Edna L. (Wolff) Brunner, 88, of Plainfield, IN. passed away August 4, 2009 in Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, IN. She was born on December 18, 1920 in Denver, CO. to the late John S. and Lucy (Seader) Wolff. Prior to moving to Plainfield 2 years ago, she was a charter member for 50+ years at Westminster Church of the...